3.6M
3.6M
Apr 11, 2009
04/09
by
Rick Prelinger
Home Movies from the Prelinger Archives. For more information see the Prelinger Archives
298,668
299K
Aug 19, 2013
08/13
by
St. Ives Productions
movies
eye 298,668
favorite 111
comment 6
Bunker Hill, LA - "waiting to be leveled, to make way for a new world of concrete steel and glass" Shows old homes on Bunker Hill, destruction and reconstruction
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 6 reviews )
375,888
376K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
U.S. Office of War Information
movies
eye 375,888
favorite 171
comment 24
U.S. government-produced film defending the World War II internment of Japanese American citizens.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 24 reviews )
Topics: World War II: Japanese Americans: Internment, Racism, Human rights
Scenes from the daily life of a Texas farm family.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
Topics: Amateur films, Agriculture: Farms and farming, Rural America
104,670
105K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Handy (Jam) Organization
movies
eye 104,670
favorite 336
comment 15
Sales training film for duPont Film Division (cellophane), featuring an angel and devil monitoring the activities of bakery salesmen on earth, and explaining how packaging helps to sell food. In Kodachrome.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 15 reviews )
Topics: Sales: Training, Heaven and hell, Food industry
258,316
258K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
MPO Productions
movies
eye 258,316
favorite 981
comment 31
Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the key Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire's "Kitchen of the Future."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 31 reviews )
Topics: Futurism, Automobiles: Advertising, Gender roles
55,174
55K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Unknown
movies
eye 55,174
favorite 64
comment 3
Beef's importance to American society and economy, and the Union Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Meat: Production, Transportation: Railroad, Agriculture: Food industry
87,857
88K
movies
eye 87,857
favorite 145
comment 6
Animated.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 6 reviews )
493,923
494K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Sutherland (John) Productions
movies
eye 493,923
favorite 489
comment 41
This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 41 reviews )
Topics: Cold War, Animation: Advertising, Capitalism
51,666
52K
Aug 30, 2006
08/06
by
Davis (Sid) Productions
movies
eye 51,666
favorite 56
comment 4
Well-behaved San Francisco teenagers compete in the Mobilgas "Safety Economy Run," driving their cars around the Bay Area under the supervision of experienced racing drivers. Go to Part I
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Car culture: Youth, Hot rods, San Francisco: Scenics: Historical
53,032
53K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Warner Pathé News
movies
eye 53,032
favorite 63
comment 2
Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topic: Newsreels
114,331
114K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration
movies
eye 114,331
favorite 146
comment 19
Eerie nuclear tests on houses and dummies at the Nevada Test Site.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 19 reviews )
Topic: Atomic-nuclear: Weapons
100,536
101K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 100,536
favorite 252
comment 11
Corporate Cold War-era cartoon linking Bill of Rights to free-enterprise ideology.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 11 reviews )
Topics: Cold War, Capitalism, Animation: Advertising
74,494
74K
Apr 28, 2012
04/12
by
Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
movies
eye 74,494
favorite 62
comment 3
Travelogues set landscapes in motion, and Freedom Highway exploits the roadside panorama as an excuse to celebrate American mythologies. Hanging in the sky as if they were ghosts, patriots, warriors and the myths they exemplify -- the frontier, national independence and manifest destiny -- come to life at key points along the transcontinental route. Although Americans are widely considered to be a practical, well-grounded people with their eyes on the future, Freedom Highway shows a nation in...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
58,287
58K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Davis (Sid) Productions
movies
eye 58,287
favorite 46
comment 7
Well-behaved San Francisco teenagers compete in the Mobilgas "Safety Economy Run," driving their cars around the Bay Area under the supervision of experienced racing drivers. Go to Part II
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Car culture: Youth, Hot rods, San Francisco: Scenics: Historical
76,839
77K
Mar 1, 2007
03/07
by
U.S. Department of the Interior
movies
eye 76,839
favorite 37
comment 3
Government-sponsored film about the building of the Boulder dam.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Motion pictures: Sponsored, Motion pictures: Government, Infrastructure: Dams, Infrastructure:...
87,023
87K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Affiliated Film Producers
movies
eye 87,023
favorite 243
comment 14
Marriage training film dramatizing a partnership too fraught with conflicts to survive. Produced as part of a post-World War II initiative to make marriages more sustainable in the face of postwar dislocation. An unusually literate, neo-realist film produced by a talented group of documentarians. A series of films based on the textbook "Marriage for Moderns," by Henry A. Bowman. Director: Willard Van Dyke. Writer: H. Partnow (pseudonym for blacklisted screenwriter Millard Lampell)....
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 14 reviews )
Topics: Marriage, Social guidance, Gender roles
125,941
126K
movies
eye 125,941
favorite 137
comment 23
1939, sound, 55 min, Technicolor, 35mm. Transferred from a 35mm nitrate print. See: Andrew Wood, "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair," http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/middleton/index1.html. This drama illustrates the contribution of free enterprise, technology, and Westinghouse products to the American way of life. The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair pits an anti-capitalist bohemian artist boyfriend against an all-American electrical engineer who...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 23 reviews )
Topics: World's Fairs, technology, capitalism, communism, time capsules
51,062
51K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Unknown
movies
eye 51,062
favorite 60
comment 4
Beef's importance to American society and economy, and the Union Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Meat: Production, Transportation: Railroad, Agriculture: Food industry
137,256
137K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Calvin Communications
movies
eye 137,256
favorite 383
comment 45
The ultimate generic industrial film, built around every script and visual cliche.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 45 reviews )
Topics: Motion pictures: Production, Motion pictures: Sponsored, Humor
41,137
41K
Aug 4, 2012
08/12
by
Sutherland (John) Productions
movies
eye 41,137
favorite 51
comment 2
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
209,922
210K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 209,922
favorite 143
comment 4
Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Economics, Cold War, Animation: Advertising
175,215
175K
Aug 19, 2013
08/13
by
Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 175,215
favorite 18
comment 1
Presents "King Joe" as the average American working man who, by virtue of his high wages and short hours, is king of the world's workers.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
44,101
44K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California
movies
eye 44,101
favorite 28
comment 2
In May 1960, students and progressive activists opposed to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) demonstrated when HUAC held hearings in San Francisco's City Hall. San Francisco police turned firehoses on the demonstrators, washing them down the main staircase of City Hall, and the resultant publicity did much to engender the social consciousness of the 1960s. HUAC sympathizers produced a film, "Operation Abolition," condemning the demonstrators as Communist-inspired...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Social issues: 1960s, Civil rights, San Francisco: Political activity
57,881
58K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Coronet Instructional Films
movies
eye 57,881
favorite 89
comment 8
Courtesy in connection with invitations, telephone conversations, introductions and entertaining guests.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 8 reviews )
Topics: Social guidance, Social guidance: Etiquette
39,519
40K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California
movies
eye 39,519
favorite 24
comment 2
In May 1960, students and progressive activists opposed to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) demonstrated when HUAC held hearings in San Francisco's City Hall. San Francisco police turned firehoses on the demonstrators, washing them down the main staircase of City Hall, and the resultant publicity did much to engender the social consciousness of the 1960s. HUAC sympathizers produced a film, "Operation Abolition," condemning the demonstrators as Communist-inspired...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Social issues: 1960s, Civil rights, San Francisco: Political activity
699,263
699K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Techfilm Studio, Moscow
movies
eye 699,263
favorite 652
comment 83
This disturbing film records the successful experiments in the resuscitation of life to dead animals (dogs), as conducted by Dr. S.S. Bryukhonenko at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy, Voronezh, U.S.S.R. Director: D.I. Yashin. Camera: E.V. Kashina. Narrator: Professor Walter B. Cannon. Introduced by Professor J.B.S. Haldane.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 83 reviews )
Topics: Animals: Dogs, Medicine: Veterinary: Experiments, Life extension
55,522
56K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Centron Corporation
movies
eye 55,522
favorite 79
comment 4
Pioneering film that encourages youth to look into themselves for the causes of prejudice.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Racism, Prejudice, Schools
43,217
43K
May 22, 2012
05/12
by
Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
movies
eye 43,217
favorite 23
comment 1
Film opens with montage of scenes of student protest. Credits occur over this sequence. Loosely structured as a narrative in which John Smith (a college student) is visited by his great great great (etc.) grandfather John Smith (from 1776), this film works to educate a young audience on the "breakdown of moral, religious, and ethical principles" in the US. With the help of a history professor, John Smith (1776) explains how he gave his life to build the USA and nowadays a "bunch...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
38,109
38K
Sep 21, 2013
09/13
by
Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc..
movies
eye 38,109
favorite 21
comment 1
Many people, like Mr. Finchley, the hero of this film, may have wondered how to go about owning a share of American business, or about the new "pay-as-you-go" Monthly Investment Plan. Or, perhaps they'd just like to know more about how the stock market works -- about market opportunities and risks, stocks, bonds and dividends. If so, they will find the adventures of Fred Finchley as one of the best ways to find out what goes on at the Stock Exchange. Mr. Finchley is a likeable,...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
827,134
827K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Archer Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 827,134
favorite 829
comment 75
Selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures. Famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 75 reviews )
Topics: Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense, Animation
37,124
37K
Apr 6, 2012
04/12
by
Sutherland (John) Productions
movies
eye 37,124
favorite 43
comment 1
Presents in lay terms what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peace-time uses of atomic energy and the by-products of nuclear fission. From The Field Guide to Sponsored Films: RESOURCES: “Atom Educational Film Made Available by GE,” Wash Post, Aug. 9, 1953, R11; “A Challenge to Free Enterprise,” Bus Scrn15, no. 5 (1954): 33; advertisement, Bus Scrn18, no. 7 (1957): 5. Science film positioning atomic energy as both a peaceful and a warlike force....
favoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
34,820
35K
Sep 11, 2008
09/08
by
Handy (Jam) Organization
movies
eye 34,820
favorite 27
comment 4
This is a recent discovery -- a 16mm print of a rare Jam Handy silent film. It's a bit title-heavy, but interesting to compare to later Handy productions.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topic: electricity energy horsepower
48,159
48K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Unknown
movies
eye 48,159
favorite 50
comment 9
Republican party campaign film on behalf of Wendell Willkie for U.S. president in the 1940 elections.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Political campaigns and elections, Economics, Willkie, Wendell A.
38,369
38K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Warner Pathé News
movies
eye 38,369
favorite 18
comment 1
Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Includes: United Nations Condemns Russia; Carrier Landings by Mirror; Arctic Ice Cap Adventure; Hummingbird Sanctuary; Low-Level Crop Dusters; Centuries of Telling Time; Old and New in Guided Missiles, showing a jet engine exploding when metal is dropped into it; and New York State's Erie Canal.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topic: Newsreels
41,135
41K
Aug 19, 2013
08/13
by
Sutherland (John) Productions in Association With Film Counselors, Inc.
movies
eye 41,135
favorite 232
comment 1
This animated cartoon follows the adventures of "Colonel Cosmic," a Martian, as he learns that Oil and Competition are the two things that make America great. It is a sci-fi-influenced economic tract on the strengths of Earth-style free enterprise economics, compared to a stagnating Mars under the fist of a certain Mr. Ogg, who centrally controls the Martian economy. In the film, a Martian undercover agent flies from Mars to Earth to learn about the oil industry, and finds that the...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
62,479
62K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Unknown
movies
eye 62,479
favorite 118
comment 5
How radio brings news and information to Americans. With footage of many news events covered by radio and images everyday life in the late 1950s. Explains how radio serves in the Cold War and during natural disasters.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
Topics: Media: Radio, Communication: Radio, Journalism
67,345
67K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Coronet Instructional Films
movies
eye 67,345
favorite 125
comment 18
Phil (Dick York), new in his high school, follows his father's suggestion and observes the most popular students to determine what makes them popular. By offering to help others he becomes popular himself and sheds his shyness.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 18 reviews )
Topics: Social guidance, Teenagers
37,467
37K
movies
eye 37,467
favorite 496
comment 4
0739 PA9033 Time Pulls the Trigger
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
149,194
149K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Simmel-Meservey
movies
eye 149,194
favorite 208
comment 24
Advises children to do whatever is necessary -- even lie -- to achieve harmonious family relations. This portrait of manners among the affluent places a premium on pleasant, unemotional behavior, and contains some interesting do's and don'ts sequences. Key line: "These boys treat their dad as though they were genuinely glad to see him, as though they really missed him..." Director: Edward C. Simmel. Cinematography: Harry F. Burrell. Script: Arthur V. Jones. Editor: Miriam Bucher. With...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 24 reviews )
Topics: Social guidance, Social guidance: Etiquette, Families
44,118
44K
Sep 2, 2013
09/13
by
Archer Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 44,118
favorite 110
comment 3
This film, a combination of animated cartoon and live action, shows young children what to do in case of an atomic attack. The film opens with "Bert the Turtle" wobbling down the street and singing a song, "Duck and Cover." When there is a bright flash, Bert immediately ducks into his shell covering. The narrator explains that when there is a bright flash -- brighter than the sun -- children should follow Bert's example. The film shifts to a classroom of first or second...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
231,393
231K
movies
eye 231,393
favorite 290
comment 7
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
387,030
387K
May 23, 2003
05/03
by
Sid Davis
movies
eye 387,030
favorite 76
comment 127
Anti-homosexual film targeted at teenage boys, urging them to avoid encounters with potential molesters.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 127 reviews )
Topics: Homosexualities, Crime and criminals (Molestation), Los Angeles
101,513
102K
movies
eye 101,513
favorite 547
comment 9
Uses vignettes, animation and comments by girls and boys to explore the medical facts and some personal feelings about menstruation.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
353,539
354K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
U.S. War Department
movies
eye 353,539
favorite 550
comment 27
Admonishes Americans that they will lose their country if they let fanaticism and hatred turn them into "suckers." "Let's forget about 'we' and 'they' -- let's think about us!" In the context of the emerging Cold War, this film appears paradoxical.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 27 reviews )
Topics: Prejudice, Cold War, Racism
132,306
132K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Crawley Films
movies
eye 132,306
favorite 270
comment 7
Animated explanation of primary and secondary sex characteristics in adolescent boys and girls.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Medicine: Endocrinology, Animation
388,288
388K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Medical Arts Productions
movies
eye 388,288
favorite 279
comment 23
Sex education film aimed at teenage boys, with the coach as authority figure and teacher.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 23 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Children, Gender roles
248,057
248K
movies
eye 248,057
favorite 205
comment 9
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Vintage Erotica, Erotic Dance
111,327
111K
movies
eye 111,327
favorite 170
comment 4
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
210,048
210K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Interlude Films
movies
eye 210,048
favorite 361
comment 47
A group of children, all wearing ape masks, rides their bicycles to the park for a picnic. Along the way, all but one are eliminated for violating basic bike safety rules. This strange film was narrated by Edward Everett Horton. Script and Direction: Dale Jennings. Photography: Max Hutto. Art Direction: Ralph Hulett. With Dick Hutto, Janice Powell, Lucie Hagens, Ralph Hulett, Clyde L. Johnson, Dave Hembree, Colleen Hutto, Charles Hagens, Kevin Lindsay, Dan Whitehead, Don Moody, Diane Chambers,...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 47 reviews )
Topics: Bicycles, Safety: Bicycle, Animals: Apes
111,521
112K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Bosse (Karl Kurt)
movies
eye 111,521
favorite 1,292
comment 4
Beautifully animated explication of human eye and eyesight.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Perception: Vision, Animation
628,382
628K
Dec 25, 2011
12/11
by
Tullio Pellegrini
movies
eye 628,382
favorite 218
comment 12
Cinemascope homage to the city of San Francisco made by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topics: san francisco, amateur film, widescreen, Cinemascope, pasta1
12,566
13K
movies
eye 12,566
favorite 23
comment 4
Defines the profit motive and dramatizes the part it has played in the economic development of our country. Stresses the need for continued industrial profits if our economic vitality is to endure.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
146,923
147K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Photo & Sound Productions for Medical Arts Productions
movies
eye 146,923
favorite 227
comment 19
Menstruation education film for young teenage girls, redolent with dated detail.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 19 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Gender roles, Children
44,465
44K
movies
eye 44,465
favorite 147
comment 4
This early nudie-film, showing two naked women lolling around a rocky landscape, is more quaint than erotic. It's not clear what the original purpose was - it appears to be an excerpt from a longer film, and the peculiar title, in combination with the occasional mild nuzzling of the protagonists, suggests some kind of cautionary film about lesbianism. For our purposes, these gentle images of two naked women (one thin, and the other, well, Rubenesque), crossing a meadow picking flowers, climbing...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
74,909
75K
movies
eye 74,909
favorite 465
comment 28
0696 PA8508 Out of This World
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 28 reviews )
96,593
97K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
On Film, Inc.
movies
eye 96,593
favorite 292
comment 12
Remarkable, surreal industrial film promoting "Atarax," a tranquilizer, and asserting how "ataraxic medicines" can help us all to achieve the relaxed state we long for. Created by Coni Johnston, Mel London, Joseph Cole, Bert Spielvogel, Tracy Ward (a pseudonym for Virginia Bell) and by Rune Hagman, Delores Phox, Jeanne Sharp, Dick Brophy, M. Opelle, Herb Hagens.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topics: Psychology, Pharmaceutical industry, Medicine: Psychiatry
77,469
77K
movies
eye 77,469
favorite 302
comment 18
Promotional film for Westinghouse refrigerator line featuring a system of sticker-like decorations enabling purchasers to style their appliances as they choose. Vague hippie-type flower-power graphics; scenes of mod-dressed middle-class conventional people
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 18 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
142,909
143K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
movies
eye 142,909
favorite 515
comment 34
Romp through the futuristic landscape of the Seattle World's Fair, centered in the Bell System pavilion.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 34 reviews )
Topics: World's Fairs: Seattle, 1962, Communication: Telephone, Futurism
503,287
503K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Hammid (Alexander) and Deren (Maya)
movies
eye 503,287
favorite 570
comment 38
Alexander Hammid's intimate study of a female cat and the birth and maturation of her five kittens.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 38 reviews )
Topics: Animals: Cats, Animals: Behavior, Psychology
154,831
155K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T)
movies
eye 154,831
favorite 225
comment 9
Training film for users of the new dial telephones.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Communication: Telephone, Ergonomics
602,660
603K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Coronet Instructional Films
movies
eye 602,660
favorite 268
comment 6
How exercise will make you healthy and popular.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 6 reviews )
Topics: Health and hygiene, Exercise
317,235
317K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
U.S. Treasury Department
movies
eye 317,235
favorite 341
comment 94
Complex and disturbing anti-Japanese propaganda film produced to spur the sale of U.S. war bonds. CONTENT ADVISORY: Explicit racism and extreme violence.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 94 reviews )
Topics: World War II: Japan, Propaganda, World War II: Homefront
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40, Amateur films
16,306
16K
Aug 29, 2013
08/13
by
Williams (Clem) Films
movies
eye 16,306
favorite 16
comment 4
One of the cheapest Santa films ever produced. Shot in Pittsburgh, with blurry home movie footage of Santa parades (on one float he sticks out of a giant chimney, on another he stands in the cockpit of a rocket ship). Santa sits in a vinylite Laz-E-Boy as he orders his elves (kids dressed in leotards) around. Features a trip to a department store and endless footage of a large toy train setup. Grueling.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
69,476
69K
movies
eye 69,476
favorite 561
comment 10
Examines the widespread use of drugs in American society and presents experts discussing different reasons for increased drug abuse by youth. Focuses on the varying opinions of a judge, researcher, child psychologist, minister, and drug user toward increased drug abuse. Emphasizes the need for helping children make proper choices about drugs. Highlight: JIM NABORS and unidentified woman do operatic duet to "Figaro" with lyrics changed to drug references; Jim Nabors pops pills in the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 10 reviews )
71,909
72K
movies
eye 71,909
favorite 79
comment 3
0707 PA8113 Berkeley Fire 1923
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
561,671
562K
movies
eye 561,671
favorite 343
comment 13
Footage from Castle and Pathé coverage of the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst. Also shots of the big ships over New York.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 13 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
133,902
134K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Handy (Jam) Organization
movies
eye 133,902
favorite 372
comment 14
Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the "Futurama" exhibit in GM's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion at the World's Fair, which looks ahead to the "wonder world of 1960."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 14 reviews )
Topics: Futurism, World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40, Infrastructure: Roads and highways
958
958
Mar 24, 2023
03/23
by
Henry Charles Studios
movies
eye 958
favorite 6
comment 1
Outtakes from a promotional film sponsored by Cape May County, New Jersey
( 1 reviews )
Topics: New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May
119,301
119K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Castle Films
movies
eye 119,301
favorite 65
comment 4
Attack on Pearl Harbor; the S.S. Normandie fire at a New York pier.
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Topics: World War II: Pearl Harbor, Transportation: Water, Newsreels
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Footage of World Trade Center from a work print
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Topic: need keyword
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PA-2177 ìWonderful Worldî 08:01:14:28 - 08:45:06:23 Color Sound 1959 "Wonderful World" Broad documentary surveying global cultures, lifestyles, emphasizing common human activities, sponsored by Coca-Cola. Narrator: Ken Nordine. Parallels in European, American, Asian, South American, Caribbean lifestyles, leisure, hospitality, (racial stereotypes in narration.) Landmarks, history, sports, architecture, travel. Amazingly, everyone drinks Coke - globalism, multinationalism. 08:01:14:28...
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Examples of broadcast advertising from the 1950s and 1960s.
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Topics: Advertising: Television commercials, Consumerism
To come.
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Topics: prelinger, home movies